Vic Seixas

Born:

August 30, 1923

Place of Birth:

Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnited States

Citizenship:

United States

Induction Category:

Recent Player

Year of Induction:

1971

Highest Ranking

World Singles Ranking: 1

A first rate athlete who considered himself “a frustrated baseball player,” Vic Seixas was an enduringly successful tennis player who made the most of himself in that venture. Seixas competed at the U.S. Championships at Forest Hills no fewer than 28 times from 1940 to 1969, setting a record in the process. On his last appearance he was 46 years old. Seixas, a relentless attacking player who packaged the serve skillfully with the volley, won Wimbledon at 29, took the championship of his country the following year, and was a prime contributor to the U.S. Davis Cup triumph of 1954.